Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-06
Complete List Of Texas Improvements
Provided for in River and Harbor
Appropriation Bill.
To day the Inst Day of Grace for Minister
Mannng-The President Holds
Short Reception.
WHY COKE OBJECTED.

different from that of any other
widow of an officer who receives pen
sion from the government in that her
husband was civilian at the time of his
death, and for this reason Is not entitled
to pension under the general law.
Senator Coke, however, expresses the
belief that the DILL will pass the senate
tomorrow, and it is hardly likely that
any serious objection will be offered to it
in the house.
RECOMMENDED FOR TEXAS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors has COM
pleted bill which is very much smaller
than that of similar measures for some
years past. The whole amount appro-
priated is about s., $780, 900. Texas i'm
provements provided for in the bill are
as follows:
Galveston, 100000.
Sabine Pass, 1925 900.
Mouth of BRACES, $4,000.
Pass Caballo, $4,000.
Arkansas Pass, $4,000.
Brazos Santiago, $4,000.
Buffalo Bayou, $50 900.
OUR MEXICAN MINISTER.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The president
has so tar failed to nominate Mr.. Man
ming as minister TO Mexico, and the i'm
preston is almost general that this ap-
pofntment will be allowed to lapse. This
belief is strengthened by the fact that
there is but one more day in which the
nomination can be made, and further by
an unofficial statement by the president
that all the recess nominations have been
sent in.
PUBLIC RECEPTION.
WASHINGTON, Jan 5-The president
held snort public reception il the east
room this afternoon. His right knee is
still stiff, ard causes slight limp in bis
walk, but otherwise his health is reported
to be coed.
NOMINATIONS.
WAsHIEGToN, Jan. 1.-The president
sent the following nominations to the
senate today: PosImasters: Henderson,
Tex Steven Lackey; Fort Lesgenworth,
Kan, Clara L. Nichols.
Department of justice: Rhyden III.
Gail. attorn for the Northern District Of
Florida; James Spencer Of Whitehall,
associate jus ice of the supreme court OF
D=kCts.
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
WASHING ron, Jan. 5.-The new civil
service rules have been approved By the
president.
RIVER AND TARBOR APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-The house COM
mittee on rivers and harbors has COM
pleted its river and harbor appropriation
bill, aud it will be presented to the house
before the END Of the week. The grand
total of appropriations made by the bill
is S7,I58,250, while the total of the eSti-
mates submitted was S30,2Sl, 149. No
apprOpristiOn is made in the oil Tor the
improvement of NV York harbor, al
though it is possible that items covering
that improvement may be inserted before
the bill IS finally acted upon by the
house. The committee RETAINED from
making sny appropriations Tor that pur-
pose for the reason that the house com
mIttee on commerce expects to secure
some action ty the house on "commis-
sion BILL" wich contemplstes the crea-
ton of a commission 10 supervise the
expenditures of money for the improve
mrut of New York harhor upon plans
provided Dy the commission. Approprl-
atoms are made by the bill as follows:
NATURALIZATION at Baltimore, $780,
900.
VirgiGiS-Harbor at Norfolk, $4,000;
Norfolk approaches, $4,000.
West Vlrsinla-Rivers Big Sandy, to
complete, SIC 00o: Great Kanawha, Sl2,-
500
Decentralization at Savannah, to COM
plate, So coo.
Alabama Harbor at Mobile, to COM
plets, S25 coo; rivers, Alabama, $4,000;
Black Warrior, $4,000.
Mississippi-Peacl river below Jackson,
including the bar, $4,000; Pascogoula
river and harpOr, sic, 500.
Lcnisisna-Re6 rIvei, sac, 900.
Texas-Harbors, Arkansas Pass and bay
up to R5ckport and Corpus Christi, $780,
600; Brazos Santiago, $4,000; Calves
ton entrance and harbor, 100000; Pass
Cahallo inlet, $4,000; Sabine Pass,
$4,000; rivers, mouth of BraZos, S25,-
600: Buffalo bayou, $25, 600.
Arkansas-River Arkansas, removing
obstruction, $4,000.
Tenuessee-River Cumberland, above
Nashville, 800. 900; Tennessee River, be-
low Chattanooga, Sl25 GOO.
Krntucky-Rver ONO, $500 falls
of Ohio S55, 900; kentucky, $500 900.
Mississippi rivrr-Snag boat on upper
Mississippi, $40 900; river from st. Paul
10 Des Moines rapids, Sl25,000; at Des
Moines rapids, 5000; from Des Moines
rapids to the mouth of the Illinois river,
$1,000; from the mouth of the Illinois
river TO the mouth of the Ohio river,
$3.50, 600; from Cairo to the head OF the
passes, including Red river at and below
the head Of the Atcaafa!aga, Sl25, 0ee;
survey of the Mississippi betwesn the
head of the passes and the headwaters,
S25 600; the removal of obstructionss5
$3.50 900; the river at Columbus, kys1
S25, 200; st Hickman, Ky, $4,000 ;8at
Memphis, s25, 600; at Greenvllle, S5c,ose;
at Yicksburg, $4,000. a..
No appropriation is made for the ex.
penses and salaries of the Mississippi
river commission.
SENATE BILLS.
WASHING roN, San. among the ollls
introduced in the senate to-day were the
following: By Senator Call, providing
that the commissioner of agriculture
shall establish il each of the several
states not less than one agricultural ex-t
pertinent Station and, for which purpose
be Is Authorized 70 purchase not exceed |